Seeking Me To Find You (Finding You Series Book 1) by Anna Mychals Page A

look.
    Giving a reassuring smile, I say, “I know what you mean.”
    Gently he places his hand on the small of my back while leading me out the door. Somehow this seems so natural.

Chapter Ten
    Jackson
    A s I’m walking her home, a light breeze wafts her scent of lemons and sugar which engulfs all of my senses. My heart has this tickling sensation as if it has just skipped a beat, while my breathing hitches just enough to make me a little breathless. I keep my hand on the small of her back to reassure her that I am here to guide and protect her at this late hour. The electricity is ever flowing. Eventually I will have to pull back my hand because it’s just too intense. For now, I need to be as close as I can to her without coming off as a creep. At this moment, I just cannot get enough of this beauty.
    As we get to the door of her condo, I see her searching for her keys in her front pocket. As she is straining to get them out, they drop to the ground. Immediately I bend down to retrieve them at the same time she does. When I look up, I am face to face with this beautiful creature. My body takes over and I place a feathery kiss on her sweet lips. What I’m shocked to find is that she doesn’t pull away, leaning slightly in towards me instead. As I pull back, I find that her eyes are softly closed and her face is relaxed. With shaky hands, I place the key into her door. Slowly she backs into her doorway with her eyes never leaving mine.
    As she brings two fingers to her lips she softly says, “I didn’t mean for that to happen. I’m sorry.”
    With my eyes still locked in her trance, I smile. “Sweetheart, you don’t have to apologize. I should be the one telling you that I’m sorry. I was supposed to make sure that you arrived home safely and instead took this a little farther than intended. I will wait right here until I hear your door lock.”
    As she gradually closes her door, I reach out and stop it, causing her to jump back a little. “Tomorrow morning I was planning on getting out and taking my kayak up to the beach. I was wondering if you would be interested in joining me. It’s supposed to be awesome weather tomorrow. I could borrow my roommate’s kayak and we can enjoy a peaceful Sunday.”
    Searching my face, she replies, “I don’t want to impose on any plans that you may have.”
    “It’s no imposition if I’m the one asking. I can make us a small lunch, we can kayak, and maybe take a hike up to one of the trails. You do like the outdoors? I saw that you had a bike on your patio.”
    Her face lights up. “Being outdoors is where I go to relax. My parents own four kayaks and I miss going paddling while soaking up the scenery. What time should I come by your condo in the morning?”
    “Um, I asked you out so that means that I should pick you up.”
    Leaning her head against the door frame, her eyes lower to the floor then look shyly back to me. “I have no problem walking to your condo. I know that it usually takes two in order to load kayaks. Are you going to do as we did tonight, except the opposite? You walk down to get me, and then we walk back up to your apartment? It doesn’t make sense. One thing you are going to find out quickly about me is that I don’t need to have my hand held. I’m not going to get pissed off if you don’t open the car door for me or light my cigarette.”
    “You smoke,” I say in disbelief.
    “No. I guess what I am trying to convey is that I’m not a high maintenance girl. I’m just practical in my way of thinking. I would rather use those minutes going back and forth between apartments on actually getting out in nature and start enjoying my day quicker.”
    I need to pinch myself because she’s unlike any girl that I’ve ever met. She’s definitely not like most of the girls that I’ve met since I have been stationed here. “How about nine o’clock? This gives me time to take Thor for a run and prepare what we need for the day. I’ll get Ben to